Events

Brough of Birsay car park (Grid Ref: 24,28) Saturday 29th November 2025. Start 09.00am. End 4.30pm (return bus from Skara Brae to Brough of Birsay...

Hall of Clestrain Saturday 22nd November 2025. Start 09.30am. End 4.30pm (may end earlier due to daylight conditions) Fire, shelters, navigation essentials and practical lifesaving...

The John Rae Society is delighted to welcome back to Orkney acclaimed historian Dr. Rosalind Rawnsley this September. During her visit, Dr. Rawnsley will provide...

The John Rae Society is delighted to welcome American author and historian Prof. Wendell McConnaha to Orkney this September. He will deliver a talk at...

Join us as we celebrate Doors Open Days 2025 with FREE guided tours at Hall of Clestrain and learn about this unique building and arctic...

by Ken McGoogan Canadian globe-trotting, history-hunting storyteller Ken McGoogan author of Fatal Passage, Lady Franklin’s Revenge, and Dead Reckoning:The Untold Story of the Northwest Passage...

Sara Wheeler is a prizewinning broadcaster and non-fiction writer whose ten books include the international bestseller Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica. The Sunday Times found...

by Dr. Martyn Obbard who is an Emeritus Research Scientist with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, and adjunct professor in the Environmental...

to be held online using Microsoft Teams at 7.00pm UK time (GMT) on Wednesday 8th December 2021   All welcome We would welcome new/additional Trustees/Helpers If...

An open invite has been extended to Orkney and the rest of the world to celebrate the life and deeds of John Rae on Thursday,...

Our popular open days are back but in a different format. The John Rae Society will hold two Open Days, on 18th and 19th September,...

Our popular open days are back but in a different format. The John Rae Society will hold two Open Days, on 1st and 2nd August,...